Template:Did you know nominations/2021 Facebook outage

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 06:08, 23 October 2021 (UTC)

2021 Facebook outage

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... that an outage on October 4, 2021 caused Facebook and related services such as Instagram and WhatsApp to be inaccessible for around six hours? Source: Reuters

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/The Song of Iowa
Comment: Many other authors here who aren't listed. Open to a better hook if anyone has suggestions.

Created by Elli (talk) and Ritchie333 (talk) et al. Nominated by Elli (talk) at 03:16, 6 October 2021 (UTC).

Comment: It looks to me like Ritchie333 is a significant contributor to the creation of this article, so I've added a credit for them—Elli, let me know if there's anyone else who you think should have a credit. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 18:33, 8 October 2021 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Looks good! I'm sure there's potential for more hooks in the article – maybe something about Zuck's wealth falling, or the impact on people who rely on Free Basics – but ALT0 is approved. ezlev (user/tlk/ctrbs) 21:44, 8 October 2021 (UTC)

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